No One Else

"No One Else" is a song by American girl group Total featuring American rapper Da Brat. It was released as the second single from Total's self-titled debut studio album on November 28, 1995, by Bad Boy and Arista Records. The song was produced by Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs and Poke of the Trackmasters, while the songwriting was handled by the two alongside the featured Da Brat and Terri & Monica vocalist Terri Robinson. The song also contains a sample from the track "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions.

The track was a success, peaking at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and faring even better at on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart reaching number four.

The song was released with both the original and Puff Daddy (& Rodney Jerkins) Remix as prominent versions. Certain editions of the single only featured the remix and it even had its own music video. The track was based around rap verses from Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, a new one from original featured artist Da Brat and a re-written chorus of "I don't need no one but you" by Total. The video version also had Puff Daddy recite lyrics from Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" (in reference to the Bad Boy Family) during the intro.

The mellow R&B Remix by another Bad Boy associate, producer Chucky Thompson was also included on certain editions of the single. There were slight lyrical differences on this mix including no rap, a spoken intro by Keisha, repositioning of the bridge and Keisha & Pam this time providing background vocals to their respective B-Sections.

Music video
The original version features members of the group in several different outfits including one set resembling biker gear with background colours of white, red, green and gold. Shots from the video were used as promotional pictures for the "No One Else", "Kissin' You" and "What About Us?" singles and the groups' debut album. Da Brat makes an appearance rapping her contribution to the track in a scene with a white convertible car, green background and all artists dressed in white outfits. Director Hype Williams helmed this video.

Puff Daddy Remix
The Puff Daddy Remix of "No One Else" features American rappers Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim and Da Brat, who already appeared on the original version of the track.

The remix is widely known as the only musical appearance of now-rivals Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown together, who were at the time, great friends.

Music video
The music video to the official remix slightly more concept based, with the women eventually arriving to rob a bank in a Mercedes-Benz car. The various artists appearing on the track also feature alongside Puff Daddy and the Notorious B.I.G. against a white background and playing poker. It is viewed completely in black and white and was to be the group's second of three single remix videos. (the other two being "Can't You See" & "Kissin' You")

Trivia

 * Producer Poke later re-used the KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions "South Bronx" sample when working as one half of the Trackmasters on Jennifer Lopez' 2002 single "Jenny from the Block". Lopez is also the other producer of the track, Sean "Puffy" Combs' former girlfriend.
 * Although it was Puff Daddy who recited a small section of "We Are Family" on the "Puff Daddy Remix", Total later sang an interpretation of another Sister Sledge hit "He's the Greatest Dancer" while appearing on Tony Touch's single "(I Wonder Why) He's The Greatest DJ".

Track listings
CD single (remix)

12" vinyl single (US) Side 1 Side 2 12" vinyl single (remix) Side 1 Side 2
 * 1) Puff Daddy remix
 * 2) R&B remix
 * 3) R&B remix instrumental
 * 4) Puff Daddy remix instrumental
 * 1) Club version
 * 2) Club version 2
 * 3) R&B mix
 * 1) Radio edit
 * 2) Radio edit 2
 * 3) Instrumental
 * 1) Puff Daddy remix
 * 2) Puff Daddy remix 2
 * 3) R&B remix instrumental
 * 1) Puff Daddy remix radio edit
 * 2) R&B remix
 * 3) Puff Daddy remix instrumental